Terms and conditions of use
Storage unit, model ESU-400
designed (1949-1950); manufactured (1952-1955)
- Medium
- Birch (Betula sp.) veneered plywood, zinc-plated steel, chrome-plated steel, steel, synthetic polymer paint on composition board, fibreglass, rubber
- Measurements
- 147.0 × 120.2 × 43.4 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Michigan, United States
- Accession Number
- 2022.12
- Department
- International Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation with the assistance of NGV Supporters of Decorative Arts, 2022
© Public Domain - Gallery location
- Contemporary Art gallery
Level 3, NGV International - About this work
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Charles and Ray Eames were American designers, architects and filmmakers who worked in creative partnership. They were responsible for ground-breaking contributions in the fields of architecture, furniture design, industrial design and photography, and many of their furniture designs are regarded as icons of twentieth-century design. Storage unit, model ESU-400 is a modular storage system of interchangeable parts that came in a range of sizes and a variety of configurations, with a choice of different coloured panels and materials. It was designed to be practical and affordable, using materials that were readily available.